Shahaub was born in Los Angeles, California where he spent the first 7 years of his life. He then moved to Iran with his family until the age of 17 at which point he returned to the US to continue his education at the University of California, Berkeley. He is currently a master's student at the Academy of Art University of San Francisco pursuing a Career in Film Acting and screen Directing. He is also a full time Wushu athlete and previous member of the Iranian National Wushu team.